Maj. Gen. Benjamin Huger Rutledge, Jr. (CSA)

Huger was a Yale graduate and practiced law in Charleston. He was a representative to the secession convention and one of the signer of South Carolina's Ordinance of Secession which occurred on Dec 20, 1860. He served as Captain of the 4th SC Cavalry and concluded the war as a Colonel. Gov. Wade Hampton appointed Rutledge Major General of the State volunteer troops.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 4 2020, 4:01:25 UTC

Huger was a Yale graduate and practiced law in Charleston. He was a representative to the secession convention and one of the signer of South Carolina's Ordinance of Secession which occurred on Dec 20, 1860. He served as Captain of the 4th SC Cavalry and concluded the war as a Colonel. Gov. Wade Hampton appointed Rutledge Major General of the State volunteer troops.

Rutledge, B.H. BATTLE UNIT NAME: 4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's) SIDE: Confederacy COMPANY: F&S SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Captain SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Colonel ALTERNATE NAME: FILM NUMBER: M381 ROLL 28 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: Company Note - K Battle Unit Note - (Rutledge's Regiment)